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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania ranks #8 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Pennsylvania is a large federal duty-station market: 36,115 civilians (1.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $105,985 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.6 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

36,115

-0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$105,985

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.6 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

57

Federal Agencies in Pennsylvania

57 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for Pennsylvania; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS alone accounts for 17,481 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…17,4812. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY4,6803. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…3,1844. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE1,5085. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,2176. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …9957. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR9528. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…8919. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…72510. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE715
Largest federal employers in Pennsylvania (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Pennsylvania by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 17,481 $109,078
2 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 4,680 $79,753
3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 3,184 $90,128
4 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1,508 $102,692
5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,217 $92,938
6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 995 $131,375
7 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 952 $89,732
8 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 891 $139,760
9 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 725 $118,479
10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 715 $118,471
11 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 672 $84,363
12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 585 $133,838
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 584 $121,859
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 475 $136,374
15 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 365 $150,148
16 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 188 $138,282
17 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 134 $234,167
18 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 111 $142,768
19 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 77 $150,984
20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 74 $104,123
21 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 72 $120,683
22 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 70 $105,325
23 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 58 $143,146
24 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 51 $156,246
25 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 43 $143,005
26 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 40 n/a
27 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 24 $95,151
28 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 20 $184,869
29 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 14 $97,275
30 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 12 $99,294
31 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 11 $110,237
32 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 11 $164,487
33 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 9 $167,489
34 PEACE CORPS 8 $137,023
35 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 8 $137,626
36 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 6 $209,954
37 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 6 $172,547
38 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 4 $162,667
39 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 4 $175,888
40 FED MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW CMSN 3 $86,832
41 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 3 $120,273
42 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 3 $157,890
43 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 3 $142,326
44 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2 $152,456
45 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 2 $205,659
46 COUNCIL OF INSP. GEN. ON INTEG.& EFFIC. 2 $144,114
47 THE US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 2 $92,450
48 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 2 $185,478
49 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 1 n/a
50 DFC 1 $161,697
51 JUDICIAL BRANCH 1 $88,107
52 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 1 $141,157
53 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $166,317
54 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $132,923
55 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $163,023
56 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 1 $155,502
57 JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP CMSN 1 $144,191

Where Pennsylvania sits nationally

With 36,115 civilians, Pennsylvania anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Pennsylvania vs all states by federal civilian headcount

Where this state's disclosed OPM FedScope employee count sits among every tracked state and territory

36,115 8th of 51 higher than 43 of 51 states

States and territories, banded by federal civilian headcount

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source OPM FedScope Employment Cubes · June 2026

Similar States by Federal Employment

Other large duty-station books nearest Pennsylvania's 36,115-employee scale.

New York

35,791 employees $116,309 avg

Georgia

39,575 employees $113,374 avg

Virginia

44,228 employees $134,612 avg

Illinois

27,107 employees $119,378 avg

North Carolina

26,746 employees $112,595 avg

Ohio

25,990 employees $113,832 avg

Nationwide states near Pennsylvania on pay or tenure

Cross-state peers on OPM FedScope average pay and length of service, separate from the headcount neighbourhood above.

Similar average salary

Nearest state-wide average salaries ($105,985 here).

Wisconsin
$106,687 avg · 13,409 employees
Oklahoma
$106,785 avg · 14,632 employees
Maine
$106,807 avg · 3,506 employees
South Carolina
$105,109 avg · 12,597 employees
West Virginia
$106,959 avg · 13,160 employees
Kansas
$104,722 avg · 9,263 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.6 years here).

Kansas
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 9,263 employees
Missouri
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 25,174 employees
California
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 78,484 employees
Mississippi
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 9,171 employees
Alaska
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,778 employees
Connecticut
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,003 employees

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, June 2026. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-08-11.

Data sourced from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes and Federal Workforce Data (FWD). See our methodology for details, or report a data error on this page. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGovJobs from OPM FedScope state-level employment records as of June 2026.

OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.

Data currency: Employment stock from OPM Federal Workforce Data June 2026 (prior-period deltas vs May 2026); monthly hiring/separations from FWD Dynamics June 2024–June 2026 (filled civilian headcount and flows, not live USAJOBS vacancy listings). State pages sum only duty stations with a disclosed US state/DC code; 898,675 employees have redacted geography in the release and appear in the national total only. Database compiled 2026-08-11. See our methodology § populations for the three windows. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.